Meanings
muscovite1
nounmuscovite (countable and uncountable, plural muscovites)
plural muscovites
- countableuncountablechemistryA pale brown mineral of the mica group, being a basic potassium aluminosilicate with the chemical formula KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH,F)₂; used as an electrical insulator etc.
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Do you enjoy the amber glow seen through the isinglass window of a wood stove? […] Muscovite (colorless, white, or pale red or green) mica is also common[…]; it was named for Moskva (Moscow), where much of Europe's mica was mined. Isinglass, mentioned above, consists of thin, transparent sheets of muscovite.
2009, James S. Monroe, Reed Wicander, The Changing Earth: Exploring Geology and Evolution, 5th edition, Belmont, Calif.: Brooks/Cole, →ISBN, page 76
Muscovite2
adjectiveMuscovite (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or relating to Muscovy or Moscow, or the people of these places.
Synonyms: Muscovitic
- not comparableRussian.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or relating to Muscovy or Moscow, or the people of these places.
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Origin
muscovite · noun
In 1850 from Muscovy glass + -ite, from the province Muscovy in Russia. Named by James Dwight Dana.
Full word history & related roots →Muscovite · noun, adjective
- LatinMoscovita“resident of Moscow or Muscovy, Russian”
- EnglishMuscovite
1535. From Latin Moscovita (“resident of Moscow or Muscovy, Russian”), also Muscovita, Moschovita, from Moscovia or Muscovia (“Muscovy”) + -ita.
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Afrikaans Moskowiet, Moskouer
- Moskowietresident of Moscow
- Moskouerresident of Moscow
- MoskowitiesRelating to Moscow
- MoskousRelating to Moscow
Arabic مُوسْكُوفِيّ
- مُوسْكُوفِيّ (mūskūfiyy)Relating to Moscow
Bulgarian московча́нин, московча́нка
- московча́нин (moskovčánin)resident of Muscovy
- московча́нка (moskovčánka)resident of Muscovy
- московча́нин (moskovčánin)resident of Moscow
- московча́нка (moskovčánka)resident of Moscow
- моско́вски (moskóvski)Relating to Moscow
Catalan moscovita, moscovita
- moscovitamineral of the mica group
- moscovitaresident of Muscovy
- moscovitaresident of Moscow
- moscovitaRelating to Moscow
Chinese Mandarin 莫斯科人, 莫斯科人
- 莫斯科人resident of Muscovy
- 莫斯科人 (Mòsīkērén)resident of Moscow
Czech Moskvan, moskevský
- Moskvanresident of Moscow
- moskevskýRelating to Moscow
Danish moskovit, moskovit
- moskovitresident of Muscovy
- moskovitresident of Moscow
- moskvaboresident of Moscow
- moskovitiskRelating to Moscow
Dutch muscoviet, Moskoviet
- muscovietmineral of the mica group
- Moskovietresident of Moscow
- Moskouerresident of Moscow
- Moskovitischeresident of Moscow
- Moskouseresident of Moscow
- MoskovitischRelating to Moscow
- MoskousRelating to Moscow
Esperanto muskovito, moskvano
- muskovitomineral of the mica group
- moskvanoresident of Moscow
- moskvaninoresident of Moscow
- moskvaRelating to Moscow
Finnish muskoviitti, moskoviitti
- muskoviittimineral of the mica group
- moskoviittiresident of Muscovy
- moskovalainenresident of Moscow
French muscovite, Moscovite
- muscovitemineral of the mica group
- Moscoviteresident of Moscow
- moscoviteRelating to Moscow
German Muskovit, Moskauer
- Muskovitmineral of the mica group
- Moskauerresident of Moscow
- Moskowiterresident of Moscow
- Moskauerinresident of Moscow
- moskowitischRelating to Moscow
- MoskauerRelating to Moscow
- moskauischRelating to Moscow
Greek Μοσχοβίτης, Μοσχοβίτισσα
- Μοσχοβίτης (Moschovítis)resident of Moscow
- Μοσχοβίτισσα (Moschovítissa)resident of Moscow
- μοσχοβίτικος (moschovítikos)Relating to Moscow
Hungarian muszkovit, moszkvai
- muszkovitmineral of the mica group
- moszkvairesident of Moscow
- moszkvaiRelating to Moscow
Italian muscovite, moscovita
- muscovitemineral of the mica group
- moscovitaresident of Moscow
- moscovitaRelating to Moscow
Japanese モスクワ人
- モスクワ人 (Mosukuwa-jin)resident of Moscow
Norwegian Bokmål moskovitt
- moskovittresident of Moscow
Polish Moskwicin, moskwianin
- Moskwicinresident of Muscovy
- moskwianinresident of Moscow
- moskwiankaresident of Moscow
- moskiewskiRelating to Moscow
Portuguese moscovita
- moscovitaresident of Moscow
Romanian muscal, moscovit
- muscalresident of Muscovy
- moscovitresident of Moscow
- moscovităresident of Moscow
- moscovitRelating to Moscow
Russian жи́тель Моско́вии, жи́тельница Моско́вии
- жи́тель Моско́вии (žítelʹ Moskóvii)resident of Muscovy
- жи́тельница Моско́вии (žítelʹnica Moskóvii)resident of Muscovy
- москви́ч (moskvíč)resident of Moscow
- москви́чка (moskvíčka)resident of Moscow
- моско́вский (moskóvskij)Relating to Moscow
Slovak Moskovčan, Moskovčanka
- Moskovčanresident of Moscow
- Moskovčankaresident of Moscow
- moskovskýRelating to Moscow
Spanish moscovita, muscovita
- moscovitamineral of the mica group
- muscovitamineral of the mica group
- moscovitaresident of Moscow
Swedish muskovit, moskovit
- muskovitmineral of the mica group
- moskovitresident of Muscovy
- Moskvaboresident of Moscow
- moskovitresident of Moscow
- moskovitiskRelating to Moscow
Tagalog muskobita
- muskobitamineral of the mica group
Turkish Moskovalı, Moskovalı
- Moskovalıresident of Moscow
- MoskovalıRelating to Moscow
Ukrainian москови́т, моска́ль
- москови́т (moskovýt)resident of Muscovy
- моска́ль (moskálʹ)resident of Muscovy
- московитка (moskovytka)resident of Muscovy
- москви́ч (moskvýč)resident of Moscow
- москви́чка (moskvýčka)resident of Moscow
- моско́вський (moskóvsʹkyj)Relating to Moscow
- московітський (moskovitsʹkyj)Relating to Moscow
Welsh Mosgofiad, Mosgofiad
- Mosgofiadresident of Muscovy
- Mosgofiadresident of Moscow
- MosgofaiddRelating to Moscow
Yiddish מאָסקווער
- מאָסקווער (moskver)resident of Moscow
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muscovite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muscovite
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“muscovite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muscovite. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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